GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
chivalrousvaliant